Learning Task 1.

8 THE COST OF SMOKING

Part A. The Cost of Smoking

Smoking has been proven to be linked to most illnesses and diseases related to the respiratory and
circulatory systems. 

This activity will help you understand the dangers of cigarette smoking.

In the Philippines, the most affordable price of a stick of cigarettes costs at around 5 pesos per stick. For
your first task, calculate the amount of money you will spend in the given scenarios.

Take Note: you may use another price point for this activity (other brands).

Number of Sticks Number of Days Money Spent

1 1 5

2 1 10

3 1 15

1 30  150

(approx. one month)

1 360 1,800

(approx. one year)

 2 30  300

(approx. one month)

2 360 3,600

(approx. one year)

3 30  900

(approx. one month)

3 360 5,400

(approx. one year)

10 sticks 30  1,500

(approx. one month)

10 sticks 360 18,000

(approx. one year)

20 sticks 30  3,000

(one pack) (approx. one month)

20 sticks 360 36,000

(one pack) (approx. one year)

Continue to the next page.

Imagine yourself as a person who spent all those money on your vice (smoking). Think of the different
things you could have bought if you don’t smoke.

Amount of Money Things you COULD have bought

Spent
 1 stick per year =  1,955

2 sticks per year = 3,910

3 stick per year = 6,315

Proceed to Part B (next page)

Part B. The Health Impacts of E-cigarettes

You may have noticed the growing number of your peers (friends, acquaintances, classmates)
use vape or e-cigarettes. But how much do you know about e-cigarettes and how they affect your
health? 

Read the passage below and answer the follow-up questions after it.

The Hidden Truth*

Many teens and young adults got sick after using vaping products, including e-cigarettes. Patients
reported symptoms like the difficulty of breathing and chest pain. Some people ended up with
permanent lung damage and multiple people died. Based on the studies, use of vaping products can
seriously harm your health.

Delivering Dangerous Nicotine*

Toxic chemicals aren’t the only harmful thing that a person breathes in when they vape. Most vaping
devices, including all Juul models ( usb-like e-cigar filled with liquid)  contains nicotine.

This is the same highly addictive chemical found in other tobacco products like traditional tobacco
cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. In fact, all Juul pod contain as much nicotine as a whole pack of
cigarettes.
Dangers of Nicotine* 

Nicotine causes changes in the brain that makes a person crave more of the drug “addiction”.

When someone vapes, nicotine gets into their bloodstream through their lungs and travels to their
brain within 10 seconds*. The brain then is tricked to release dopamine, a hormone that 

Is known as “reward hormone” which makes a person feel good or pleasure when they vape or
smoke.

Teens Brain at Risk*

Teens and tweens (below 13) are more vulnerable to addiction since their brains are still developing.
Exposing adolescents to nicotine can affect their ability to focus, learn, and lower or slow down their
memory.

Studies also support that adolescents who vape are most likely to start smoking traditional cigarettes.

What Is Being Done?

Our government continues to warn our citizens about the dangers of cigarette smoking. 

Cigarettes are not advertised on television.

Cigarette labels contain warnings in both print and graphic images.

What Should be Done?*

Stay Safe!

Some students say that they smoke or vape because their friends do - either to feel cool or because
they’re afraid to say no. What would you do if another kid offered you an e-cigarette? Here are some
ways to handle the pressure - and stay safe!

 Say “Pasensiya na, pero hindi ko gusto.”

 Make a joke or change the topic (Umiwas).

 Say that you are supposed to be somewhere and walk away (lumayo o umalis sa lugar).
  Talk to a friedn, parent or trusted adult.

Proceed to Analysis and Conclusion:

Answer the following questions:

A. Analysis:

Let us check how well you understand the reading material above. 

Complete the table below:

Put Check

Validate the following statements. Supporting Evidence

True  False
based on the reading material.

Most e-cigarettes contain ONLY water and false Coz it has chemical, and that’s not a
flavoring. water it’s liquid, oily liquid

Like tobacco smoke, the aerosol given off by true

the e-cigarette can contain dangerous
chemicals.

As long as the e-cigarette doesn’t contain false It’s not safe, it can be cause canser on
nicotine, it’s completely safe. lungs

A Juul pod contains as much nicotine as a Well his lungs is going to burn out
 whole pack of cigarettes.

Teens who vape are most likely to start true Yes it’s addiction or impluence, maybe?
smoking cigarettes. 

Teens are most likely to become addicted to false Adult is the most likely addicted to
the nicotine in cigarettes than adults are.  cigarretes even in old age they are still
smoking

B. Conclusion:

1. How would you react if someone offered you a cigarette or e-cigarette? What would you say? How
would the facts that you’ve just learned help you handle the situation?

I will sa no, because I already know that using cigarette is not a good habit and it’s not good to health

2. Based on the activities you have performed, what are your take-away learnings (what you have
learned)?

I learned about the cause of smoking cigarette and how to avoid it.